Everglades Day Safari from Ft Lauderdale with Airboat Ride, Wildlife Drive, Boat Cruise, and Lunch
by Everglades Day Safari
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This 10-hour Everglades Day Safari departs from Fort Lauderdale in an air-conditioned 13-passenger van with pickup and drop-off from select locations. The day begins with a wildlife drive through Big Cypress National Preserve along the Tamiami Trail. Guests travel through sawgrass prairies, cypress swamps, and wetland sloughs, spotting animals such as alligators, white-tailed deer, turtles, and various bird species. The naturalist guide provides information about the local tribes, early settlement, and conservation efforts. Next is a one-hour airboat ride in Everglades National Park, gliding over shallow wetlands to a chickee island once inhabited by the Miccosukee tribe. Following the airboat ride, lunch is served at Island Cafe in Everglades City, featuring seafood, BBQ pork tacos, salads, and other options. After lunch, the tour stops for 30 minutes at the Historic Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, a trading post dating back to 1906 with exhibits on early settlers and native tribes. The day continues with a one-hour boat cruise through mangrove-lined waters of Everglades National Park in the Ten Thousand Islands. The captain points out wildlife including dolphins, manatees, and ospreys. A nature walk through a towering cypress forest is also included during the day. Gratuities are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Everglades Day Safari
Travel along the Tamiami Trail through sawgrass prairies, cypress swamps, and wetland sloughs surrounded by tall bald cypress trees with Spanish moss. Wildlife such as American alligators, white-tailed deer, otters, turtles, egrets, spoonbills, herons, and barred owls can be seen. The area also contains rare plants like ghost orchids and air plants. The guide provides stories about the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes, local history, and conservation efforts. The route includes travel by van, boardwalk, and airboat.
240 min
Miccosukee Indian Village
Ride an airboat designed for shallow wetlands through the Everglades, with the captain sharing stories about the land, wildlife, and Miccosukee traditions. The boat reaches a chickee island, a thatched-roof platform on stilts once inhabited by the tribe. The surrounding landscape includes sawgrass prairies and open sky, offering insight into the Miccosukee people's culture and history.
60 min
Big Cypress National Preserve
Explore over 700,000 acres of swamps, pinelands, prairies, and hardwood hammocks north of Everglades National Park. The preserve supports wildlife including alligators, Florida panthers, black bears, white-tailed deer, and many birds. Visitors can stop at the Oasis Visitor Center on the Tamiami Trail to see exhibits on wildlife, hydrology, and cultural history, speak with rangers, and observe alligators sunning in a nearby canal. This location serves as a starting point for further exploration by boardwalk, scenic drive, or ecotour.
120 min
Lunch at Island Café
Take a free lunch break at Island Cafe in Everglades City offering local dishes. Options include fried oysters, grilled Mahi filet, grilled chicken, burgers, BBQ pork tacos, cheesy quesadillas, veggie wraps, and fresh salads. The menu features seafood, classic favorites, and plant-based choices.
60 min
Smallwood Store
Visit the Historic Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, a 1906 trading post perched on stilts above the Ten Thousand Islands. The museum displays artifacts and stories from early settlers, Gladesmen, and Seminole and Miccosukee tribes who traded there. The store is linked to legends like outlaw Ed Watson and illustrates the frontier life of the Everglades region.
30 min
Everglades National Park
Enjoy a 60-minute boat tour from Chokoloskee Bay through mangrove forests and coastal estuaries in the Ten Thousand Islands. The captain points out wildlife including Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, manatees, sharks, ospreys, herons, and roseate spoonbills. The tour highlights the natural diversity of Everglades National Park’s backwaters.
60 min
Meeting point
Flamingo Gardens Botanical Gardens (3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330) - Guests can park on the south side of SW 36th Court for a pickup at 7:45am.
End point
Flamingo Gardens Botanical Gardens (3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330) - Guests can park on the south side of SW 36th Court for a pickup at 7:45am.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Everglades Day Safari from Ft Lauderdale with Airboat Ride, Wildlife Drive, Boat Cruise, and Lunch
by Everglades Day Safari
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$500Overview
This 10-hour Everglades Day Safari departs from Fort Lauderdale in an air-conditioned 13-passenger van with pickup and drop-off from select locations. The day begins with a wildlife drive through Big Cypress National Preserve along the Tamiami Trail. Guests travel through sawgrass prairies, cypress swamps, and wetland sloughs, spotting animals such as alligators, white-tailed deer, turtles, and various bird species. The naturalist guide provides information about the local tribes, early settlement, and conservation efforts. Next is a one-hour airboat ride in Everglades National Park, gliding over shallow wetlands to a chickee island once inhabited by the Miccosukee tribe. Following the airboat ride, lunch is served at Island Cafe in Everglades City, featuring seafood, BBQ pork tacos, salads, and other options. After lunch, the tour stops for 30 minutes at the Historic Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, a trading post dating back to 1906 with exhibits on early settlers and native tribes. The day continues with a one-hour boat cruise through mangrove-lined waters of Everglades National Park in the Ten Thousand Islands. The captain points out wildlife including dolphins, manatees, and ospreys. A nature walk through a towering cypress forest is also included during the day. Gratuities are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Everglades Day Safari
Travel along the Tamiami Trail through sawgrass prairies, cypress swamps, and wetland sloughs surrounded by tall bald cypress trees with Spanish moss. Wildlife such as American alligators, white-tailed deer, otters, turtles, egrets, spoonbills, herons, and barred owls can be seen. The area also contains rare plants like ghost orchids and air plants. The guide provides stories about the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes, local history, and conservation efforts. The route includes travel by van, boardwalk, and airboat.
240 min
Miccosukee Indian Village
Ride an airboat designed for shallow wetlands through the Everglades, with the captain sharing stories about the land, wildlife, and Miccosukee traditions. The boat reaches a chickee island, a thatched-roof platform on stilts once inhabited by the tribe. The surrounding landscape includes sawgrass prairies and open sky, offering insight into the Miccosukee people's culture and history.
60 min
Big Cypress National Preserve
Explore over 700,000 acres of swamps, pinelands, prairies, and hardwood hammocks north of Everglades National Park. The preserve supports wildlife including alligators, Florida panthers, black bears, white-tailed deer, and many birds. Visitors can stop at the Oasis Visitor Center on the Tamiami Trail to see exhibits on wildlife, hydrology, and cultural history, speak with rangers, and observe alligators sunning in a nearby canal. This location serves as a starting point for further exploration by boardwalk, scenic drive, or ecotour.
120 min
Lunch at Island Café
Take a free lunch break at Island Cafe in Everglades City offering local dishes. Options include fried oysters, grilled Mahi filet, grilled chicken, burgers, BBQ pork tacos, cheesy quesadillas, veggie wraps, and fresh salads. The menu features seafood, classic favorites, and plant-based choices.
60 min
Smallwood Store
Visit the Historic Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee, a 1906 trading post perched on stilts above the Ten Thousand Islands. The museum displays artifacts and stories from early settlers, Gladesmen, and Seminole and Miccosukee tribes who traded there. The store is linked to legends like outlaw Ed Watson and illustrates the frontier life of the Everglades region.
30 min
Everglades National Park
Enjoy a 60-minute boat tour from Chokoloskee Bay through mangrove forests and coastal estuaries in the Ten Thousand Islands. The captain points out wildlife including Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, manatees, sharks, ospreys, herons, and roseate spoonbills. The tour highlights the natural diversity of Everglades National Park’s backwaters.
60 min
Meeting point
Flamingo Gardens Botanical Gardens (3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330) - Guests can park on the south side of SW 36th Court for a pickup at 7:45am.
End point
Flamingo Gardens Botanical Gardens (3750 South Flamingo Road, Davie, FL 33330) - Guests can park on the south side of SW 36th Court for a pickup at 7:45am.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.